What a MANIC week. Have not stopped hence no posts till now...
The campervan we were going to borrow to go on holiday next week is no longer on offer so another of Steve's mates has offered us an alternative VW camper to use. Only one problem though - it isnt fitted out for camping ...yet.
Steve has to put in the bed tomorrow and I have to fit curtains all round!!!
Missed the deadline for my work yesterday and felt gutted. Avoided all phone calls from my boss. However, managed to deliver the vehicle we have purchased for Steve's Sister to her and insure it. I was really tired last night but Steve insisted on watching that old 80's classic 'Roadhouse' on TV at full blast when we got in till gawd knows waht time in the morning.....
This morning I dropped off Steve to pick up the 'next option' camper and then headed for the smallholding. Let the chickens out and got Ben ready as I had arranged with my mate to meet her at a 'Fun Ride' at Canon Pyon - a nearby village.
Rusty the lorry decided that she was not going to start so ended up calling Steve for emergency help. We ended up spraying Easystart directly into the air intake for 30 seconds with Steve turning her over with eventual success. Shes a bitch when shes being naughty. She will be left at the garage on Monday morning for further diagnosis - and more bills no doubt.
The fun ride was good, the Sun came out and I even jumped a few little fences on Ben. He has a good little jump on him. I was surprised. At the end he was tired but happy. Given his reluctance to get into Rusty when I left the field I thought it would be a major job to get him back in again, but my mate gave me a bucket of horse feed and with a bit of an old heave ho going on from front and rear we managed to negotiate him slowly back up the ramp. Once in hes happy and does not kick. Hes just a bit reluctant to get there. When we get Rusty back after out hols I might start feeding Ben in the lorry each morning just so he loads better.
When I got back I poo picked the field etc and then went to clean out the chickens. Noticed lots of mite creepy crawlies living in there so cleaned it all out and sprayed with flea spray which I use for the ferrets bedroom. I could still see mites moving so then I went for a snow shower with the old louse powder. Would have doused the hens but cant get near the buggers. Will have to look at the book and see if theres anything else we can do pending the purchase of a new shed for them. I keep scratching my head. I hope they are not living in my dreads.
Saw Steve has mended the gate to stop the hens going underneath. He later texted me to advise that whilst he was doing the work he found yet another secret stash of our hens eggs in the nearby hedge. 20 eggs. Those chickens are soooooobad!
Got everying ready for when we go away... - holiday home for Ferret (need to take him to Stretch - Steves mate), instructions for Annabel - the stand in carer. I know there will be something critical I miss but it hasnt come to mind yet!
Meeting a few friends tonight and I need to fetch Steve out of one pub to take him to another where there's a kareoke night. Should be a laugh. Wonder what I can get him singing....
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